Posted on 04/23/2020 8:19:18 PM PDT by Beowulf9
Keep an eye out for a shiny new quarter with a raised image of fruit bats and be careful not to let the coin fly out of your wallet or pocket.
As part of the U.S. Mint's America the Beautiful Quarters Program, the new National Parks quarter dollar celebrates American Samoa and on the relief features a mother fruit bat and her pup hanging upside down.
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Priceless!
The only thing missing is a mask on Washington’s face.
REALLY?????
HOLY BATMAN!
Nice coin... but sure seems a waste of money to keep producing all these specail coins...
Ingredients §3 – 4 live fruit bats, well washed but neither skinned nor eviscerated §water §1 Tbsp. Finely sliced fresh ginger §1 LARGE onion, quartered §garlic and lots of it !!! §sea salt to taste §Chopped scallions §soy sauce and coconut milk / cream §Note: Don’t forget to click on the pic 😉 How to make it §Place the bats (still alive) in a large kettle and add water to cover, ginger, onion, garlic and salt. §Bring to a boil and cook for 60 minutes. §Strain broth into a second kettle. §Take the bats, skin them and discard the skin. §Remove meat from the bones and return meat, and any of the viscera you fancy, to the broth. §Heat. §Serve liberally sprinkled with scallions and further seasoned with soy sauce and/or coconut cream. §Makes 4 servings.
That’s okay. We don’t eat them here.
The value is in their seigniorage or the price the mint charges collectors over the production cost. It can also refer to the face value minus the production cost.
It’s certainly not a waste of the taxpayers’ money. Mints make a fortune on selling these coins to collectors.
Collector coins are also loved by governments. Collectors pay a considerable mark-up over face value for the coins and promptly remove them from circulation. Most never return to circulation; because their value to collectors greatly exceeds their face value. Governments can thus, quite literally, mint money; without any risk of creating inflation or triggering a devaluation. The collectors are, in effect, making a donation to the government. In return, collectors get to keep coins they will never spend.
True, which is why I find it surprising the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has not done a series using the one or two dollar bill. I also question why the mint has never done a series of vice president coins.
Excellent!
It’s even a pun on “2 bits”.
Unless they’re concerned about saturating the market, they might be missing out on some easy money.
There are also artistic, or ego-boosting benefits from catering to the collector market. Commemorative coins are works of art. A “Mint State Perfect” coin showcases the employees’ workmanship.
Really. I was bemused to get one in change.
ping
Do we really need to be spending big money on new quarter designs all the time?
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer finally get a chance to “change” America. Two bits = two POS.
I totally agree. What a waste of money. It’s one way where we could save some.
You forgot to add the last steps of the recipe: dig a hole and throw in the contents and bury; go to Burger King and order a Whopper.
You two should read previous comments- collector coins make money, they don’t lose it...unless they screw up and pick an unpopular subject no one wants to collect.
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